Walgreens Wants to Turn Ocean Drive Hotel Into a Very Fancy Drug Store

Walgreens is known for their architecturally interesting stores that dot Miami Beach, but inside those stores look, well, pretty much like a regular Walgreens. For their latest planned expansion on the island, the drugstore chain is hoping to move into an historically protected structure, the Bon Air Hotel at 1060 Ocean Dr., and from the looks of it the inside will be one fancy drug store.

Owner by Jordace Enterprises (owned by the same family that also recently bought the nearby Versace Mansion) is planning on leasing out the space to the chain. According to Ex Miami, a decision by the Historic Preservation Board was deferred last month and will be decided on next month. Zoning exceptions would also have to be made as currently the property is only zoned for 1,350 square feet, but the proposed Walgreens would take up nearly 6,000 square feet of space.

The lobby, mezzanine, and basement of the hotel would be converted. From the looks of it, Demandt Architecture looks to retain several features reminiscent of a classic Miami Beach hotel lobby rather than refit it with the fluorescent lights, cheap tile, and metal shelving of a regular Walgreens.

The hotel dates back to 1934, and known more recently as The Adrian. Jordache bought the property for $18.3 million back in 2012.

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Only a big corporate company can afford to pay the $60,000+ lease a month. 1060 Ocean Drive has been vacant for years. I'm sick of being harassed by the low lives bums that sit around there and beg anyone that passes by for money. It's would a shame not to develop this corner block next to The Congress Hotel and Versace Mansion.. Clean up Ocean Dr. and the beach. I live here.

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Interesting...so the locals will be overpaying for tampons and preparation H because the "fixtures" are reminiscent of the Art Deco era? Does EVERYONE think that beach residents are complete morons or is it just the local developers?

Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS are the smaller version of Walmart. These places are getting rich off of the medicare prescription drug part "D" since it was passed in 2006 with the help of big Pharma. Drugs are no cheaper & unlike the VA which can negotiate their own best prices, Bush & cronies negated that clause. Since it's passage there has been a drig chain store on practically every corner in the USA. Just goes to show how much $$$$ is in health care. Fuc'ng disgrace.

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no. Im a Miami Beach resident of nearly 50 years and this is completely wrong. There are "too many" Walgreens and CVS all over South Beach between Washington Avenue and Collins. CVS: 5th and Washington and a CVS on Lincoln Road. Walgreens: 5th and Collins, 13th and Collins and Lincoln Road and Collins. (NOTE: There is a Walgreens and CVS on Alton Road.) Why does South Beach need anymore Walgreens and CVS stores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sad, that space could be used for the arts, a dance space, a community center, artist studios like in hundreds of cities in the us and in europe.... right, that won't happen, Miami Beach has its priorities, and its not for those who live there year round and would like to invest in community / cultural life...

ENOUGH with all these drugstores by both CVS and Walgreens. CVS is building a new store on Washington and 5th. This is NOT what South Beach needs, we also don't need any more souveneir stores which all sell the same made in china crap